Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009
Latest action · Feb 23, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2369-2370)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and make available to local educational agencies, schools, early childhood education programs, and other interested entities voluntary guidelines to develop plans for individuals to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs. Directs that such guidelines address: (1) parental obligation to provide the documentation of their child's allergies; (2) the creation of an individual food allergy management plan for each such child; (3) communication between schools or programs and emergency medical services; (4) reduction of exposure to anaphylactic causative agents; (5) food allergy management training; and (6) administration of epinephrine.
Allows the Secretary to award matching grants to assist local educational agencies in implementing such food allergy and anaphylaxis management guidelines.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 23, 2009 to Feb 25, 2010; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Feb 23, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Feb 23, 2009 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Feb 23, 2009 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Feb 23, 2009 |
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Feb 24, 2009 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Mar 2, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Mar 24, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Mar 24, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Mar 26, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Mar 26, 2009 | |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Mar 31, 2009 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Apr 20, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Apr 20, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Apr 29, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jun 1, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jun 1, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Oct 19, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Oct 19, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Nov 5, 2009 | |
| D-DE | Edward E. Kaufman | Nov 6, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Nov 30, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Feb 25, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Feb 23, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Feb 23, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2368-2369)
- Feb 23, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2369-2370)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2368Text printed S2369 | Christopher J. Dodd D-CT (text) | Feb 23, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1378 | Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Mar 9, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop guidelines to be used on a voluntary basis to develop plans to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, to establish school-based food allergy management grants, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2009Introduced in Senate
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